The Lake Placid Rotary Club has always been active in supporting the community. In 2020, they took things a step further by creating the Lake Placid, NY, Rotary Foundation. This foundation helps groups that don’t want to become official charities by serving as their fiscal sponsor. One ...
Dear Editor, As a credentialed health professional with expertise in nutrition and exercise science, I would like to respond to a recent letter “Dairy products are unhealthy, says Potsdam man” (Jan. 10). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Academy of Pediatrics, American ...
Legendary dogs of the Adirondacks. Famous dogs of the Adirondacks? No, that’s not right either. The kind of dog I’m thinking of is not heroic, or even particularly useful. In our daily lives opportunities for heroism are few, and it is much the same for dogs. Most, perhaps all, of the dogs ...
Lake Placid and Keene's recently reorganized food pantries address a growing need; increased living expenses make it difficult for many families to put nourishing meals on the table. While the approaches to addressing food insecurities in the two towns are slightly different, the goals are ...
The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven— All's right with the world! —Robert Browning, Romantic poet, “Pippa Passes,” 1841 I read on Facebook recently that “some people will not be comforted by the mention of God.” The mention of God, in fact, ...
Some will claim that the town of Wilmington’s budget process was careful and deliberative — and that statement has a basis in reality. It is true that the town board engaged in substantive discussions about various budget line items and was able to shave tens of thousands of dollars from ...